extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
negative emotions; negative feelings
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
sincere; earnest; serious
to cry and shout; to scream
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
consequence; outcome; result; blame
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)